Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-06
EASTERN NEWS.
Closing Scenes in the Chi
cagO Doodle Trial.
A VERDICT OF GALL GUILTY."
Seven Sentenced to Two Years
ImprisOnment-The Others
Fined $1,000 Each.
Associated Press Dispatches to; the HERALD

Associated Press Dispatches to- the HERALD
CHICAGO, August 5.-The last day
Of the great Doodle trial began this
morning with the courtroom jammed
to suffocation with people from nearly
every class in the community. Alex
ander Sullivan, who made the closing
speech for the defendants, warned the
jury solemnly that it was not any part
of their duty to find whether these
men were the worst lot of commits
sioners Cook county had ever had;
the charge was of conspiring together
jointly to defrarld Cook county by
false pretenses. If they could not be
found guilty, not simply of conspiracy,
but of conspiring together to defraud
by false pretenses, the jury taking
heed of their oaths, must not convict.
CLOSING ARGUMENT.
Sullivan had finished his speech
and States attorney Grinnell COM
menced his. He commenced by MAX
ing a forcible statement of what the
Jury should do. He deemed that the
statements of opposing counsel, that
the jury should not be influenced by
public sentiment, wrong, as the
foundation of our institutions rests on
the people, and their sentiment is
what produces an honest administra-
tion OF our laws. With that senti-
ment the laws are honestly admins
tered, and without it everything is
amiss. Grinnell then began recalling
to the jury overwhelming evidences
of corruption and combination in the
County Board. His speech occupied
the two hours preceding the recess
and was mastery throughout.
THE JUDGES CHARGE.
After the recess Judge Jamison read
his instructions to the jury. There
was nothing in them that differed
from those usually given in conspiracy
cases, the courts instruction being
furnished jointly by the counsel for
both sides according to law. When
the Judge finished reading, the case
was at once given to the jury. Eleven
of the defendants were at once moved
to room by themselves and were
kept under watchful guard. The vast
crowd remained seated, showing no
inclinations of leaving. After wait
of an hour and half the Judge, de-
spairing of an early verdict, ordered
an adjournment until 6 80 P. NJ. At
that time the jury sent him word that
there was no prospect of an lmmedi-
ate agreement and supper was sent
them.
THE JURY HEARD FROM.
About 8 O'Clock information was re-
ceived that the jury had reached a
Instantly the courtroom
was in commotion, while the people |
in the corridors and along the side
walks were on tiptoe of expectation.
The defendants filed in and took their
their seats, and were quickly followed
by the jury.
THEIR VERDICT.
When the verdict was handed in
and the clerk announced one after an
other of the entire eleven guilty, the
seemed rooted to their
chairs and presented embodiments of
despair.
LIST OF PENALTIES.
Then came the list of penalties
Commissioner McClaughey two years.
There was start of surprise among
the spectators as the extreme penalty
of the law was three years and a fine
of $1,000. Nothing less had been eX-
pected by the great majority of those
present. Commissioner Oche two
years." read the G ERIK, and
the defendants began to look blue.
Commissioners Lyde, Vanpelt, Wrenn
and Wasserman and Warden Varnell
all got two years and all looked meas
urably relieved except Wrenn who
turned ashen white and seemed ut
terly dazed. The crowd was now
for any surprise and it came
speedily in the statement "Commis-
sioners Mccarthy, Oliver, Casselman
and Geits, fines of $1,000. A look of
exultation took posses
sion of the countenance of "Buck"
Mccarthy, the burly commissioner,
who had throughout the trial and for
previous been the most con-
spicuously attacked of all the crowd.
McCARTHY's MOTION.
81 move the jury be polled,"
shouted the irrepressible Mccarthy.
1t was done, and Immediately those
defendants who had escaped with
fine were released on bail, and the
others were remanded to jail.
A motion for new trial for every
one was quickly entered by the de-
fendant's attorney, Alexander Sulli-
van, and then the crowd melted away
in wonder.
SWORDS FOR TWO.